Author Talk - Redcliffe Library 5th October
A bayside boyhood;
Redcliffe & Bayside Herald (Queensland, Australia) 09-21-2005
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THE story of William McInnes is the tale of a Redcliffe boy made good.William, who has been in such diverse shows as The Shark Net, Blue Heelers, Seachange and even Kath and Kim, has now become an author. A Man's Got to Have a Hobby Long Summers With My Dad, is his memoir about his early days growing up in Redcliffe.
William will launch his book at the Redcliffe Library on Wednesday, October 5 at 6pm. As this event is already fully booked, a second session has been organised for the following morning October 6 at 10am. This is a free event and bookings are essential and can be made by phoning 3283 0249.
A tail-end baby boomer, William recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay, a time when the Aussie battler stood as the local Labor candidate and watched out for his mates, and a time when the whole family would rush into the lounge room to watch a new commercial on TV. He writes about his father, a strong character who talks to the furniture, dances with William's mother in the kitchen, and spends his free time fixing up the house and doing the best for his family. In William's writing you can hear his father speaking, listen to his mother singing, and his sisters and brothers talking in the yard. This is a book about people who aren't famous but should be. It's about cane toads and families, love and hope and fear, laughter, death and life.
The library has several copies of the book, but there is a waiting list at present. Don't forget that you can now access the library catalogue online at www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au and place your holds.
Redcliffe & Bayside Herald (Queensland, Australia) 09-21-2005
EDITION: 1
THE story of William McInnes is the tale of a Redcliffe boy made good.William, who has been in such diverse shows as The Shark Net, Blue Heelers, Seachange and even Kath and Kim, has now become an author. A Man's Got to Have a Hobby Long Summers With My Dad, is his memoir about his early days growing up in Redcliffe.
William will launch his book at the Redcliffe Library on Wednesday, October 5 at 6pm. As this event is already fully booked, a second session has been organised for the following morning October 6 at 10am. This is a free event and bookings are essential and can be made by phoning 3283 0249.
A tail-end baby boomer, William recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay, a time when the Aussie battler stood as the local Labor candidate and watched out for his mates, and a time when the whole family would rush into the lounge room to watch a new commercial on TV. He writes about his father, a strong character who talks to the furniture, dances with William's mother in the kitchen, and spends his free time fixing up the house and doing the best for his family. In William's writing you can hear his father speaking, listen to his mother singing, and his sisters and brothers talking in the yard. This is a book about people who aren't famous but should be. It's about cane toads and families, love and hope and fear, laughter, death and life.
The library has several copies of the book, but there is a waiting list at present. Don't forget that you can now access the library catalogue online at www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au and place your holds.
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